Main Entry:

²spiral

Function:

noun

Date:

1656

1 a: the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it b: a three-dimensional curve (as a helix) with one or more turns about an axis2: a single turn or coil in a spiral object3: something having a spiral form as: a: spiral galaxy b (1): a spiral flight (2): a kick or pass in which a football rotates on its long axis while moving through the air 4: a continuously spreading and accelerating increase or decrease <wage spirals>